Durov, who holds French and UAE passports and has lived outside Russia for years, called the case politically motivated. The Kremlin frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting "terrorism" or "extremism".

Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has announced that Telegram founder Pavel Durov is accused of facilitating terrorist activity and has been placed on an international…